I Desire
Allama Muhammad Iqbal 1877 (Sialkot, Punjab) – 1938 (Lahore, Punjab)
I want to have the extremes of your Love,
See, how silly am I, wishing for unachievable.
I don't care if you maltreat me or promise to unveil your beauty,
I just want something unbearable to test my fortitude
Let the God fearing people be dwelling in the paradise,
For, instead I want to be face to face with you.
(I don't want to go to paradise but want to observe the Divine Beauty)
O fellows, I am here for a few moments, as a gust,
Like morning star I will fade and vanish in a few moments.
I disclosed the secret in public,
I need to be punished for being so rude.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 30, 2023
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Scheme | XX AB XXA XX XB |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 569 |
Words | 115 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 3, 2, 2 |
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